1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (141+ words) Opportunity House will partner with Maple Park Supports Special Olympics Athletes to hold its third annual Wheel of Meat fundraiser to support Opportunity House Athletics and Recreation services. The fundraiser will begin at 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at Pub West, 100 E. Adams St., Waterman....

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (242+ words) Forty volunteers from Olivet Nazarene University break for lunch in the shade after participating in the 39th Annual Kankakee and Iroquois River Cleanup in 2021. (Tiffany Blanchette) The Northern Illinois Anglers Association will hold its 44th annual Kankakee and Iroquois River Cleanup on…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (152+ words) A September tradition will return to Centennial Park in Sublette this weekend. Pullin’ in the Park truck and tractor pulls will take place starting at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, behind the Ellice Dinges Center in Sublette. The event is sponsored by…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (116+ words) Shaw Local Mutt Strut 5K to return Sept. 12 to DeKalb Tails Humane Society will hold its annual Mutt Strut 5K Walk and Run fundraiser to benefit its homeless animal adoption services on Sept. 12. The event will begin at 9 a.m. at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (92+ words) Shaw Local Leaf River Soaring Eagles donate to canned food drive for Illinois State Fair The Leaf River Soaring Eagles 4-H Club donated cans for the 4-H Can Make A Difference Canned Food Drive on Aug. 10. For several years, members…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (288+ words) A banner outside the Joliet Junior College Event Center in February 2025 welcoming the Greater Joliet Area YMCA, which now has an office and will run programs at the college. (Bob Okon) Joliet Junior College is celebrating statewide recognition for its…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (153+ words) Shaw Local Oregon High School golf team play day fundraiser is Sept. 20 Oregon's Jackson Messenger studies the green before putting at the Salley Wessels Varsity Boys Golf Classic on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 at Sunset Golf Club in Mt. Morris. (Earleen Hinton)…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (549+ words) Racers accelerate at the start of the F200 heat race Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, during the Kankakee River Valley Regatta. The racing event returned to the Kankakee River in 2024 for the first time since Labor Day 2013. Racing for the 2026 regatta begins Saturday. (Tiffany…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (138+ words) Alexander Pool will close for the season Monday, Sept. 7, after a final week of operation. (Scott Anderson) Hours this week are 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. On the final day, Monday, Sept. 7, the pool will…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (238+ words) The semi-annual Kishwaukee Valley Friends of NRA Fundraiser returns in September, giving supporters of shooting sports, firearm safety, and community programs a chance to gather for an evening filled with camaraderie and purpose. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday,…...